strangeling en · NOUN
Etymology
From strange + -ling.
Meanings
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One who is strange, foreign, or unusual; stranger.
Every strangeling ( Fremdling) has gone through a coming-to-terms with the mother, but has another such ahead: ... An inner voice holds the strangeling back from blasphemy against his own origin, even though he is filled with rebellion.
2000, Zafer Şenocak, Leslie A. Adelson, Atlas of a Tropical Germany:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| strangelings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
odd duck · weirdling · stranger · outlander · kook (one who is strange) · alien (one who is foreign)